A valid Vietnam visa is required for almost foreign travelers to Vietnam for any purposes from visiting their beloved to going on a business trip or leisure vacation. Fortunately, it is much easier these days for foreign passport holders to apply for visa to Vietnam as there are two available ways to go about this matter:

Apply for a visa at Vietnam Embassy; OR

Apply for a visa on arrival.

Applicants may choose one of the two options above to apply for their visas to Vietnam. But, please keep in mind that these two options for visa application are quite different in terms of application procedure and applicable applicants. While all travelers can apply for a visa at Vietnam Embassy, only those who travel to Vietnam by air can apply for a visa on arrival.

However, visa on arrival is not available for all those who travel to Vietnam by air and the required documents to apply for a visa on arrival may vary from nationality to nationality.

Please kindly check the list below and see if visa on arrival is available for your nationality and what you need to provide us to apply for a visa on arrival.

Vietnam visa requirements for citizens of

Vietnam Visa for the Kenyan

+ Do Kenyan passport holders need a visa to Vietnam?

+ Yes, Visa is required for citizens of Kenyan to visit Vietnam.

There are 2 ways to apply Vietnam Visa for the Kenyan citizens: Apply Vietnam Visa on Arrival or Apply Visa at the Vietnamese Embassy.

1. Applying for Vietnam Visa online (Vietnam Visa on arrival)

For those who live far from the Vietnam Embassy in Kenya and do not wish to send away their passport, Vietnam visa on arrival is the best choice. Instead of getting a visa directly at Vietnam Embassy, you will end up picking up your visa at one of Vietnam International Airports.

How to apply for Vietnam visa on arrival?

You apply Vietnam Visa Online in website www.vietnam-visa.org.vn by filling your necessary information in the online form. You can do it easily, simply from everywhere around the world which have Internet, Wireless 3G Mobile Connections.

After applying your visa information, Kenyan passport holder needs to send to our email the following documents:- Passport scan (personal informative page)- Date of arrival and exit- Purpose to enter Vietnam: business invitation letter or booking tour voucher of travel agency in Vietnam- Flight ticket- Hotel booking or staying address- The front side of your credit card which you use to pay for the applicationIMPORTANT NOTICE: We can help you to process the approval letter to get a visa stamp at Vietnam airport. However, the Vietnam Immigration requires you must have more than $1000 USD in order to enter Vietnam. Therefore, you must show in cash or give your card to the Immigration Officer to check if you meet this condition then can continue to do the visa stamp procedure. Please prepare this amount before your departure.Besides, in some cases, Vietnam Immigration Department will ask for further information like profile, police confirmation. Kenyan is required to send it as well.

Processing time: You will get a confirmation letter in 1-2 working hours to know the status of your Online Application. Normally you receive an Approval Letter within 2 working days.

In an emergency, we can proceed with your Visa from 30 minutes to 4 hours. You receive an approval letter via email before boarding the plane. As soon as arriving at the airports in Vietnam you have the stamped Visa. If you require we are ready to support you at the airport.

How about Service Fee?

Our service fee is fixed in website www.vietnam-visa.org.vn, especially NO hidden charged, NO fail. So you don’t have to pay any additional fees.Click here to find out our fee.

2. Applying for Visa at Vietnamese Embassy or Vietnamese Consulate

You should check out the address of the Vietnam Embassy in the nearest countries because Vietnamese embassy or Consulate is not established in Kenya.